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Abstract

During differentiation in the thymus, immature T cells progress through an ordered sequence of developmental stages that are best characterized by variable expression of the co-receptor molecules CD4 and CD8. Crosslinking of T cell receptor (TCR) molecules on precursor thymocytes was found to block their differentiation into CD4 + CD8 + cells by eliminating messenger RNA's encoding two families of developmentally important molecules: the co-receptor molecules CD4 and CD8 and the recombination activating genes 1 and 2. TCR-induced post-transcriptional regulation in early thymocytes was specific for selective messenger RNA's, required protein synthesis, and was itself developmentally regulated. These data identify a post-transcriptional mechanism that is influenced by TCR signals and that regulates early thymocyte development.

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Takahama, Y., & Singer, A. (1992). Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Early T Cell Development by T Cell Receptor Signals. Science, 258(5087), 1456–1462.

Authors 2
  1. Yousuke Takahama (first)
  2. Alfred Singer (additional)
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@article{Takahama_1992, title={Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Early T Cell Development by T Cell Receptor Signals}, volume={258}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1439838}, DOI={10.1126/science.1439838}, number={5087}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Takahama, Yousuke and Singer, Alfred}, year={1992}, month=nov, pages={1456–1462} }